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Even if they get enough men claiming to be women playing (after Rapinoe retires I suppose), I doubt there would be much of an increase in attendance or viewership.

“Refused” does not mean “Denied”. It means they are requesting additional evidence be provided which you stated before they can give final approval and issue the visa. The only thing you can do is provide what they are requesting and wait. As @powerpuff stated, verbal approvals mean very little as a supervisor may review the case after the interview and decide more information is needed. That being said, getting a verbal approval is a positive sign, so follow their request, and remain patient, and hopefully the t’s will be crossed and i’s dotted at the consulate and you will get your visa soon. Good Luck!

I agree. IMO, much better to have all this Biden corruption material in one place.

For stories that do not fit in the "Daily Update on Biden Tanking America" thread, and show the Biden corruption, maybe we can gather everything in one place. I will let the moderators make the final decision. Anyway, no real surprise here. Biden $10M bribe file released: Burisma chief said he was ‘coerced’ to pay Joe, Hunter in bombshell allegations WASHINGTON — A bombshell FBI informant file containing a $10 million bribery allegation against President Biden and his son was released Thursday by Sen. Chuck Grassley, showing that a Ukrainian oligarch claimed he was “coerced” into making the payoff. The owner of Ukrainian gas company Burisma Holdings, Mykola Zlochevsky, told the FBI informant in 2016 during a meeting at a coffee shop in Vienna, Austria, that “it cost 5 [million] to pay one Biden, and 5 [million] to another Biden,” according to the redacted FD-1023 form. “Zlochevsky made some comment that although Hunter Biden ‘was stupid, and his (Zlochevsky’s) dog was smarter,’ Zlochevsky needed to keep Hunter Biden (on Burisma’s board) ‘so everything will be okay,'” the document says. According to the report, the source then inquired whether Hunter Biden or Joe Biden told Zlochevsky he should “retain” the younger Biden; Zlochevsky replied, “They both did.” In an addendum to the report from June 2020, the source told investigators that Zlochevsky claimed to have 17 recordings of conversations with the Bidens — two of which involved Joe. https://nypost.com/2023/07/20/biden-bribe-file-released-burisma-chief-said-both-joe-and-hunter-involved/

Hmm, surprised? Not really certain why this kook felt the need to point out the Vegas thing. I got Jason Aldean’s ‘Small Town’ canceled by CMT: gun-control activist Aldean, 46, has been accused of promoting violence with his latest song “Try That in a Small Town,” which includes the inflammatory lyrics: “Got a gun that my granddad gave me / They say one day they’re gonna round up / Well, that s–t might fly in the city, good luck / Try that in a small town.” Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, brought attention to the lyrics in a tweet posted Sunday night, in which she said the song is “about how [Aldean] and his friends will shoot you if you try to take their guns.” Watts also pointed out that Aldean “was onstage during the mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert in 2017 that killed 60 people and wounded over 400 more.” https://nypost.com/2023/07/20/i-got-jason-aldeans-small-town-canceled-by-cmt-gun-control-activist/

We are losing talent to the DPRK as well. Not really sure that was a smart move, and may indicate the level of intelligence we are seeing in today's Army, etc. U.S. Soldier Defects to North Korea: Report https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-soldier-defects-to-north-korea-report/ar-AA1e0MA3

To be fair, funding should have been cut off in 2020, but Fauci was still in place then. Typical Biden: We’re only NOW cutting funding for the Wuhan lab that likely caused COVID Per an ultra-quiet White House memo, the government’s ending funding for the lab after it refused to turn over requested safety documentation following a review process that started in September. That’s almost three years after WIV scientists and their lax protocols likely sparked the deadliest pandemic in recent memory. Look, we get Team Biden’s calculus here. Even the slightest admission implicating the lab in the pandemic would be a huge political black eye for President Biden and “public health” proxies like Anthony Fauci. https://nypost.com/2023/07/19/were-finally-cutting-funding-for-the-wuhan-lab-that-likely-caused-covid/

I have no preferred pronouns, fee free to use what ever you want. I am not a Leftist snowflake that gets offended by stupid stuff. Back in my firefighter days, I was called a lot of things and never once ever thought to complain to anyone. I guess we have much weaker folks now. Progress? Like @Pooky, I never once defended any criminal acts that Trump may have committed, and only commented on the two tier system for the DC elite and those that do not belong in that club. Trump and many others are not deemed worthy of the DC club that allows for justifiable corruption which you seem to be so eager to defend or at the very least not acknowledge is occurring. Let's have one system of Justice and no special treatments for anyone please. I am game for that, but I want to see an example, indict Joe Biden for mishandling and disseminating classified information, then Hillary, then Trump, and then Pence (although I am not certain that Trump or Pence disseminated anything).

On Martha's Vineyard?

I agree with @Redro, more together time is about the only thing you can do. How many times have you met before and after marriage? Is there a large age difference? Is there a religious difference? Those are some of the things I would be asking if I were a fraud officer or a CO. Also, the CO may have made a mistake with the I864, but the record reflects they are requesting a joint sponsor. You may want to get updated financial information from your wife showing that she is maintaining her income. Good Luck!

That did not completely answer the question as to why your wife was not able to take a few days to come to Nigeria while she was in Sierra Leone since you were not able to get the time off work. I agree with @SalishSea, involving the fraud office is fairly rare, so no one knows how long it may take. I am curious about the request for a joint sponsor, so your wife has a job that sends her to Sierra Leone, but it does not meet the I864P requirements? I would focus on the request for a joint sponsor from the consulate.

The reason the question was being asked of you is because an LPR/Green Card Holder cannot petition for a parent, but a USC can. Since you clarified you are a US citizen via naturalization you can file an I130 for your father, and the response by @Boiler is appropriate. If you file the I130 now for an eventual IR5 for your father, the process will take 3-4 years (more than likely into 2027) so the 10 year bar may be over. If the I130 is ready sooner, you can delay the process at the NVC stage until the bar is over. Beyond that, there is no quicker way for your father to eliminate his bar to entry. Good Luck!

Feel free to go into the Biden thread and defend his slow, steady and corrupt ways. Btw, I am a confirmed Independent. I have a history of voting for Democrats in the past, but in their current direction (racist identity politics), I cannot support them. I also believe a lot of GOP members in DC are very bad, but for some reason the overwhelming share of the DC elite are Leftist/Democrats and that includes a lot of the bureaucracy. Now of course we see some respectable bureaucrats occasionally like the most recent IRS agents, but mostly DC is all about protecting the political elite. This should not happen.

But, but, but they are very important people. Btw, I heard the reason Meghan did not go to the Queen's funeral was because of one of the kid's birthdays. Apparently that was not the only reason.

Why are the Leftist activist and Leftist media types so against this movie? ‘Sound of Freedom’ Touched a Nerve on the Left: Not Just One, but Many (Jul. 9, 2023) — Spoiler alert: This article contains mild spoilers about the movie ‘Sound of Freedom’ that won’t interfere with your ability to enjoy it. I like Jim Caviezel, even before his classic performance in The Passion of the Christ, he was brilliant as Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Cristo. I listen to a number of podcasts, many just as background noise. So, of course, I was aware that Caviezel was making the rounds to promote his latest movie, Sound of Freedom. I confess I wasn’t paying too much attention as the movie first struck me as some sort of ‘right-wing Taken,’ which is not my cup of tea. Anyway, I felt like I would eventually watch it, maybe one of these days. https://www.thepostemail.com/2023/07/09/sound-of-freedom-touched-a-nerve-on-the-left-not-just-one-but-many/

What I do not understand is the three Leftist justices voted in favor of religious rights on the postal worker case released yesterday, but voted against this one released today. Supreme Court rules in favor of Colorado graphic designer who refused to create same-sex wedding websites The U.S. Supreme Court held that a Colorado graphic designer who wants to make wedding websites does not have to create them for same-sex marriages, in a landmark decision that pit the interests of LGBTQ non-discrimination against First Amendment freedom. In a 6-3 decision issued Friday, the high court ruled in favor of artist Lorie Smith, who sued the state over its anti-discrimination law that prohibited businesses providing sales or other accommodations to the public from denying service based on a customer's sexual orientation. Justice Neil Gorsuch authored the majority opinion, which said that, "In this case, Colorado seeks to force an individual to speak in ways that align with its views but defy her conscience about a matter of major significance." https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-colorado-graphic-designer-who-refused-to-create-same-sex-wedding-websites/ar-AA1dg4M7

Finally some common sense. What is even more interesting is the minority affirms their racist ideals. Supreme Court rejects affirmative action in ruling on universities using race in admissions decisions The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a major ruling on affirmative action Tuesday, rejecting the use of race as a factor in college admissions as a violation of the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause. Many universities have argued that race-based admissions ensures that student bodies remain diverse, while critics such as the plaintiffs in the cases argue the policy discriminates against many qualified students based on race. Students for Fair Admissions, a student activist group, brought cases against both Harvard and University of North Carolina. The group initially sued Harvard College in 2014 for violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which "prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in any program or activity that receives Federal funds or other Federal financial assistance." https://www.foxnews.com/politics/supreme-court-rejects-affirmative-action-ruling-universities-using-race-admissions-decisions

This AI will most likely be used for the next election. It will get interesting. AI clones teen girl’s voice in $1M kidnapping scam: ‘I’ve got your daughter’ It was a dead “ringer” for her daughter. Artificial intelligence has taken phone scams to a frightening new level. An Arizona mom claims that scammers used AI to clone her daughter’s voice so they could demand a 1$ million dollar ransom from her as part of a terrifying new voice scheme. “I never doubted for one second it was her,” distraught mother Jennifer DeStefano told WKYT while recalling the bone-chilling incident. “That’s the freaky part that really got me to my core.” This bombshell comes amid a rise in “caller ID spoofing” schemes, in which scammers claim they’ve taken the recipient’s relative hostage and will harm them if they aren’t paid a specified amount of money. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ai-clones-teen-girl-s-voice-in-1m-kidnapping-scam-i-ve-got-your-daughter/ar-AA19LWPF

If the shoe fits. Twitter criticized after labeling NPR as ‘state-affiliated media’ (NewsNation) — NPR president and CEO John Lansing fired back at Twitter on Wednesday morning after the social media platform put a label on the news organization’s profile calling it “state-affiliated media.” NewsNation partner The Hill reports this designation is one Twitter uses for state news agencies such as Russia’s TASS and China’s Xinhua. “NPR and our Member stations are supported by millions of listeners who depend on us for the independent, fact-based journalism we provide,” Lansing wrote in a statement. “NPR stands for freedom of speech and holding the powerful accountable. It is unacceptable for Twitter to label us this way. A vigorous, vibrant free press is essential to the health of our democracy.” https://www.newsnationnow.com/entertainment-news/media/twitter-npr-state-affiliated-media-ceo-responds/

More from the war on CH4. And yes, this agency is headed by the son of the former top manager of the AFL-CFO. U.S. safety agency to consider ban on gas stoves amid health fears A federal agency says a ban on gas stoves is on the table amid rising concern about harmful indoor air pollutants emitted by the appliances. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission plans to take action to address the pollution, which can cause health and respiratory problems. “This is a hidden hazard,” Richard Trumka Jr., an agency commissioner, said in an interview. “Any option is on the table. Products that can’t be made safe can be banned.” https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-01-09/us-safety-agency-considers-gas-stove-ban?expandComments=true

Does CA have the money for this? I also wonder how this will be proven as couldn’t a recent immigrant from Africa show they have distant relatives that were brought to the US a slaves way back in time. California Reparations Could See Newsom Give Black Americans $223k Each The Times reported that, just based on housing discrimination between 1933 and 1977, $569 billion in reparations would need to be paid to African Americans in California–amounting to $223,000 per person. The total amount of reparations suggested, the largest in history, will likely be much higher than that. https://www.newsweek.com/california-reparations-could-see-newsom-give-black-americans-223k-1764114

Hmm, seems somewhat inevitable with socialized medicine. Some Canadian Health Care Patients Say They're Being Encouraged To Just Die Already Unfortunately, the philosophical argument for the right to die can also end up colliding with troubling decisions in a country where the government funds and controls access to healthcare. That is reportedly happening in Canada, where some citizens say health officials are actively encouraging people with disabilities and other chronic medical issues to consider suicide. According to the Associated Press, hospitals are raising the possibility of assisted suicide with patients who hadn't asked about it. These conversations are not motivated by quality of life but health care costs. The A.P. notes that Belgium and the Australian state of Victoria, which allow physician-assisted suicide, tell medical professionals not to bring up euthanasia so that it's not seen as medical advice. In other words, make sure it's the patient's idea. This is not the case in Canada, where health care workers are trained to inform patients that they can choose euthanasia if they have a qualifying condition. This has led to some patients, particularly those with disabilities but not necessarily fatal illnesses, having some unpleasant conversations. One provided a recording to the Associated Press: https://reason.com/2022/09/07/some-canadian-health-care-patients-say-theyre-being-encouraged-to-just-die-already/

Scammers are getting more creative. Be careful. 2 Michigan women tricked by convincing, sophisticated Amazon scam: What to know The calls appear to have three steps: The initial caller claims to be from Amazon and tells you there has been a fraudulent purchase on an Amazon account. Then, the conversation quickly turns to reveal that you have bank accounts with four or five well-known names — Wells Fargo, PNC Bank, Bank of America, Chase and others. Maybe that's where you really bank, maybe you don't and will let it slip where you do have accounts. Last, you're told that someone has used your identity to open up a string of bank accounts. A call that began from Amazon somehow ends up with a federal agent on the line to convince you that you'll be arrested soon because you're now suspected of money laundering. The caller might imply that hundreds of thousands of dollars were transferred into questionable accounts opened with your ID information. https://www.freep.com/story/money/personal-finance/susan-tompor/2022/05/19/amazon-scam-money-laundering/9794344002/

Kinds of flying under the radar with all the recent deflections. The baby formula supply problem is getting worse New YorkCNNBusiness — For months stores nationwide have been struggling to stock enough baby formula. Manufacturers say they’re producing at full capacity and making as much formula as they can, but it’s still not enough to meet current demand. The out-of-stock rate for baby formula hovered between 2% and 8% in the first half of 2021, but began rising sharply last July. Between November 2021 and early April 2022, the out-of-stock rate jumped to 31%, data from Datasembly showed. That rate increased another 9 percentage points in just three weeks in April, and now stands at 40%, the statistics show. In six states — Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Missouri, Texas and Tennessee — more than half of baby formula was completely sold out during the week starting April 24, Datasembly said. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/08/business/baby-formula-shortage/index.html

In the theme of our current vacation to the Arches/Canyonlands area in Utah, just wondering what everyone’s favorite National park/monuments/seashores are? I still love Death Valley, but the others we have visited, Yellowstone, Badlands, Arches, Grand Canyon, Wind Cave, Jewel Cave, Mt. Rushmore, Cuyahoga Valley, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Indiana Dunes, Cumberland Gap are all great in their own way.